As an international company in the pharmaceutical industry ALK has an important social responsibility. ALK strives to live up to this responsibility and be recognised by its stakeholders as a reliable and responsible company characterised by professionalism, honesty and integrity.
ALK supports the 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption that are part of the UN’s Global Compact. The principles have been integrated in the company’s ethical guide lines, the Code of Conduct.
ALK’s social responsibility is focused on four areas:
1. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergy
ALK has a particular responsibility and is strongly committed in its efforts to fight allergy. ALK makes its knowledge and resources available to further the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of allergy. A special focus area is children suffering from allergy, including their risk of developing asthma. ALK cooperates with all relevant stakeholders, e.g. authorities, private and public institutions, and NGOs, to fight allergy.
2. Production/environment
ALK works systematically to improve working environment and environmental conditions in every area of the company, supported by the local SHE (Safety, Health, Environment) organisations at all production sites. ALK has set ambitious targets for the reduction of the company’s total energy consumption and its CO2 emissions.
3. Ethical conduct
All employees must observe ALK’s ethical guidelines, the Code of Conduct, that supports professionalism, honesty and integrity throughout the company and in relations with customers, employees, shareholders, society, suppliers and partners. From mid-2012, all employees will have the opportunity for confidential reporting of serious offences through ALK’s new whistleblower scheme.
4. Employees
ALK has a long tradition of working systematically to improve the working environment and promote well-being at work. ALK has set long-term goals for work-related absence, just as competence development of the employees is a focus area.